World’s Richest Man Steps Up Giving Despite Wariness About Charity

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Carlos Slim supports a range of causes including the arts. Last year he opened Museo Soumaya, in Mexico City, to house his collection.

By Caroline Preston

Mexico City

It doesn’t take Carlos Slim Helú long to voice his discontent with philanthropy. Mr. Slim, a Mexican businessman who by some estimates is the richest person in the world, is sitting in an office at Grupo Financiero Inbursa, a bank that makes up one p...

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